Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen announce a very special giveaway in which one lucky listener of the show will win a cruise package for the upcoming WPT Voyage, one of the most anticipated poker events of the year! Be sure to listen for details on how to enter, and be sure to review the Terms & Conditions of the competition.
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They then talk about the theft allegations against Anthony Zinno, Phil Hellmuth calling out Ike Haxton for wearing a mask, and Daniel Negreanu and Matt Berkey arguing about Jonathan Little, who went about his business and crushed the PokerGO Cup!
Additionally, Jason Koon has departed GGPoker, Hermann Schweiger won the Hendon Mob Winter Championships Main Event, and Phil Laak is returning for Season 12 of High Stakes Poker! Oh, and Connor caught up with Leon Wheeler, the Director of Poker Operations at Resorts World, which is gearing up to host some big poker series in 2024!
Finally, the crew take a look ahead to both the Celebrity Poker Tour Invitational II and CSOP "All in for Epilepsy" on Feb. 8, as well as Leigh Steinberg's 37th Annual Super Bowl Party, which PokerNews will attend.
Aitebi Nelson and Thanh Duong moved all in preflop and Omar Khalil made the call to put both of them at risk.
Thanh Duong: A♣10♣
Aitebi Nelson: A♥K♣
Omar Khalil: 2♦4♦
The board ran out 8♥8♦7♦9♥3♥ for Nelson to scoop the pot with his ace-king high while Duong was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aitebi Nelson
|
51,000 | |
Omar Khalil | 21,000 | |
Thanh Duong
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
In the first hand of a newly formed table, Vivek Shingala, Juan Lopez, and Chukwuebuka Onyejiaka got all of the chips into the middle, with Lopez covering.
Vivek Shingala: A♠10♠
Chukwuebuka Onyejiaka: A♥J♣
Juan Lopez: A♦5♦
The board ran out 3♣4♣10♦Q♣8♣ for Shingala to scoop the main pot with his pair of tens while Onyejiaka took down the side pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Juan Lopez |
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Vivek Shingala
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Chukwuebuka Onyejiaka
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
As with most turbos, the tournament has reached the point where there is an all-in every hand as players try to run up a stack or bust and rebuy before registration closes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yossi Hadad |
195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
Longyi Wen
|
110,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Nicholas Rivas |
107,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Calvin Hart |
86,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Timothy Tenpas |
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
The players are now on a 10-minute break and registration for this event will be closed upon their return at the start of Level 9.
The black 100-chips will also be raced off and colored up at this time.